Implement & Tractor articles from March 1998

Implement & Tractor archives from March 1998

FEMA membership opens to marketers.
March 1, 1998... The Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association (FEMA) has a new membership classification - Farm Equipment Marketers - which is open to all entities having warehouse facilities for the wholesale distribution of shortline farm...

What's That Thing Worth?
March 1, 1998... John Harvey Old iron will take a lot of punishment. We could sit around all day and trade stories about tractors rescued from grave yards (fence rows) or mausoleums (tumbledown barns) that were resurrected after being parked for four or...

Cat buys Perkins for $1.33 billion.
March 1, 1998... Caterpillar's acquisition of Perkins Limited, the diesel engine subsidiary of Lucas Varity, establishes Caterpillar as a global full-line producer of diesel and gas reciprocating and turbine engines. Perkins' products are mostly...

I&T's Auction Action.
March 1, 1998... Greg Peterson How much should you put into that piece of equipment you're thinking about taking in on trade? The age-old question. It is tough enough when you are familiar with the piece you'll be taking in, but what about those other...

OPEI wants EDI commitment.
March 1, 1998... The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) has released a 'White Paper on Electronic Commerce,' which describes the most significant benefits of electronic data interchange (EDI) between manufacturers, distributors, and dealers....

New Holland inks Russian deal for 200 XT combines.
March 1, 1998... New Holland's plant in Zedelgem, Belgium, will build 200 TX combine harvesters which have been sold to Bashimpex, in the Bashkortostan Republic of the Russian Federation. New Holland plans to deliver the combines prior to the...

Makin' Hay since '55.
March 1, 1998... Hesston has had several innovative 'firsts' in the haying equipment industry. Fred Bruce I&T Field Writer When Hesston entered the hay and forage business in 1955, the company introduced the first commercially available...

German farm numbers drop, size increases.
March 1, 1998... The number of farms in the Federal Republic of Germany dropped from 617,000 in 1991 to 540,000 in 1996, a 12 percent decrease, according to Dr. Dietrich Rieger, general manager of the German Agricultural Society (DLG). The most...

LEAVlNG BIG, BIG TRACKS.
March 1, 1998... This 770 horsepower Komatsu tractor prepares California fields for almonds, grapes and other permanent crops. Mary Shepherd There's a big new tractor on the California agricultural scene - and we mean one big tractor! The...

Agricultural loans go for redevelopment needs in Azerbaijan.
March 1, 1998... A US $16 million credit line, implemented within the framework of the European Union Regional Agricultural Reforms Project, was set up to primarily provide help to Azerbaijan with grain production and processing, according to Altai...

What Do Producers Want from Dealers? Answers from a Producer's Perspective.
March 1, 1998... David Erickson Producers are more interested in the marketing aspect than the sales aspect. Many dealers concentrate on sales rather than marketing, looking at the end result rather than looking at the needs of the producer. In my...

New Holland sets up service centers in Ukraine.
March 1, 1998... New Holland has established two service centers in Ukraine to support the 166 combine harvesters delivered into the country during 1997. The centers provide training for the operators and technicians and supply on-site service...

Crowd Pleasers at Tulare.
March 1, 1998... John Inman Fortunately, the 31st edition of the California Farm Equipment Show and International Exposition suffered little damage from El Nino during February. With a record-setting 1240 exhibitors, the show will add 62 more exhibit...

US partners wanted for agribusiness growth in Kazakhstan.
March 1, 1998... Agrorem, an open joint-stock company in Almaty, Kazakhstan, wants a US partner to help establish a new plant in to manufacture consumer goods that are in demand in the region. The company wants to provide service and repair for US agricultural...

Bidirectional Tractor Uses Both Ends.
March 1, 1998... Engine-end or cabin-end first, this New Holland tractor tackles the work head on. Fred Bruce When equipped with a PTO, three-point hitch and drawbar at both ends, New Holland's TV140 Bidirectional tractor can do two jobs at the same...

Making an American Debut.
March 1, 1998... Mary Shepherd Hurlimann tractors made an impressive debut into the American market in February with almost simultaneous introductions at the two big US equipment shows in Louisville and Tulare. The Hurlimann's presence in the US is the...

First Non-Directional Radial Tractor Tire.
March 1, 1998... Goodyear's VersaTorque solves the problem of traction loss when the tractor is in reverse. Fred Bruce The new VersaTorque tire from Goodyear is the first non-directional radial tractor tire for agricultural operations that demand equal...

Kubota Enters New Tractor Categories.
March 1, 1998... Fred Bruce I&T Field Reporter Kubota Tractor Corporation enters new product categories with three new M-Series high output 4WD utility tractors. These new tractors, introduced at the Kubota's National Dealer meeting last November,...

USDA profiles farm profitability.
March 1, 1998... Based on net cash income in 1996, very large commercial farms with annual sales of $1 million or more account for less than one percent of US farms but nearly one-third of total sales. Those operations averaged more than $1.2...

American ag relies more on foreign trade.
March 1, 1998... The National Corn Growers Association says American agriculture is more than twice as reliant on foreign trade as our national economy as a whole, and agricultural exports account for 30 percent of US farm sales. In this era of...

Asian crisis affecting manufacturers.
March 1, 1998... The US trade deficit will rise sharply in 1998 as a result of the Asian economic crisis, lowering US economic growth by as much as half a percentage point, according to a recent National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) report....

Conservation tillage can reduce greenhouse gases.
March 1, 1998... Farming methods that minimize plowing and leave crop residue on and in the soil may help reduce greenhouse-gas concentrations in the atmosphere, according to Warren Dick, a scientist with the Ohio Agricultural Research and...

Union accepts 6-year contract with Cat.
March 1, 1998... Caterpillar says the new labor agreement ratified by the UAW on March 22 puts the company in a better position for global leadership and growth. The six-year contract covers about 12,000 employees at 14 of Cat's US facilities....

Product liability reform in 1998?
March 1, 1998... Equipment industry groups are hopeful they can overcome opposition from opponents of the product liability bill and see the reform bill passed in 1998. The odds of passing the bill have improved because: 1) the Clinton...

Increased profit drives conservation tillage.
March 1, 1998... Increased profit is one of the main forces behind last year's gain of 6 million acres in conservation tillage. Newer tillage equipment and technological breakthroughs, such as bioengineered crops and more environmentally-friendly...

Manufacturers and Producers Examine the State of the Hay Industry.
March 1, 1998... Mary Shepherd To get an inside look into the current state of the hay industry, we asked sever al equipment manufacturers and hay producers to give us their take on the industry. Our thanks to the following individuals who contributed...